The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. – Edward Hopper
Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself, it will do more than if you paralyze it by encumbering it with remedies. – Leo Tolstoy
Sometimes I wish that there were a way to let people know that just because I live in a world without rules, and in a life that is lawless, doesnt mean that it doesnt hurt so bad the morning after. – Elizabeth Wurtzel
